Carolina García (born 21 March 1985) is a Chilean

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player.

Career

Junior National Team

García first represented the Chile Under 21 team in 2005, at the Pan-American Junior Championships in

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. At the tournament, García finished as highest goalscorer with 11 goals, helping Chile to third place. Again in 2005, García represented the Chile junior team at the Junior World Cup in

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, where the team finished in 10th place.

Senior National Team

García debuted for the senior national team in 2003. Her first major tournament with the team was the

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. Since her debut, García has been a regular inclusion in the national team, earning medals at one

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, one Pan American Cup and one

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. García's most recent appearance for Chile was at the 2018-19 Hockey Series Open held in

References

1985 births Living people Chilean female field hockey players South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in field hockey Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean women 21st-century Chilean women Place of birth missing (living people) {{Chile-fieldhockey-bio-stub